W7. Why Free Culture matters? - Sun Bo Sim

1. Summary
I think that free culture is culture related to versatility that can be freely used by all people like Wikipedia. I think this culture has come up especially with the development of the Internet. There are many concepts related to free culture on the Internet. The free cultures that I know of are open source, copyleft, and open APIs. Except for copyleft, it is quite related to internet and I think that Wikipedia is also part of free culture. It is an API that allows Internet users to directly develop application programs and services without being unilaterally provided with web search results and user interface (UI). Map services and various services are being tried, and anyone can access and use them. It is important that both share something and share information
Free culture is important in terms of sharing information. Today, the importance of information is rising to such an extent that the term information gap emerges. A person with a lot of information is a person with strength and a person who is important. That is why a free culture that allows everyone to get equal information is important today

2. Interesting Point
The interesting thing is that people can share information as easily as many people try to edit without wishing to pay for it on Wikipedia. I think the reason is for my own satisfaction. Because of the reputation and trust that you can get by providing information, people are happy to provide information.

3. Discussion Point

I think that a platform where people share knowledge and information in the name of free culture should be developed more and more. Platforms that simply acquire knowledge, such as Wikipedia, are accessible, but others think they are still lacking and need to discuss for the development of a free culture.

Comments

  1. UnknownApril 22, 2018 at 6:18 AM

    I also think more platforms should be developed where people are free to share knowledge and information. The more of these platforms, the greater will be the effect of interaction through collective intelligence among people.

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